Where does “yakni” come from?

yakni (Classical Malay) comes from Malay ya`ani, from Classical Malay ya`ni, from Arabic يَعْنِي, from Arabic عَنَى — to be on someone's mind; to mean, to concern; to...

yakni (Classical Malay): that is, in other words, i.e

Definitions

  1. that is, in other words, i.e

Ancestry of “yakni”, step by step

yakni traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay ya`ani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayya`ani—
2Classical Malayya`ni—
3Arabicيَعْنِيmeans
4Arabicعَنَىto be on someone's mind; to mean, to concern; to...

via Malay yakni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayyakni—

via Malay yaini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayyaini—

Words derived from “yakni”

Every word from Arabic عَنَى →Every word from Arabic يَعْنِي →Every word from Classical Malay ya`ni →